Outhalf helps Ireland finish strongly after taking over from Johnny Sexton in the second half
But Byrne appreciates as much as anyone what Sexton has had to do in order to reach and maintain such high standards for so long.
“Look, it’s a World Cup, that’s the way it goes, I just had to do the best I could in preparing the team for Romania. We’ve a great squad here and everything is geared towards the team being successful.” Ireland captain Johnny Sexton celebrates scoring the try against Tonga that saw him go past Ronan O'Gara as Ireland's record points scorer in international rugby. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire“It certainly has yeah,” admitted Byrne with a wry grin. “I’m absolutely delighted, most importantly we put in a good performance second half. Start was a little bit sticky, we were a bit stop-start, we got into our rhythm which was pleasing.
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